India´s infrastructure performance in 2014-15 was better than the previous fiscal as production of inputs, including power, steel, coal and cement moved up.
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Looking for alternatives to port corporatisation: Gadkari
Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said that attempts were being made to find alternatives to corporatisation, which was opposed by port employees, for upgrading infrastructure and services, as announced in Budget 2015-16.
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Road projects: Concerns on 100% exit policy
The government´s plan to unlock Rs 4,500 crore equity from road projects seems to have hit a roadblock.
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SEZs: Relevance & future
Unlike China, the original concept of SEZs in India got diluted and it witnessed growth of numerous small scale SEZs, pre-dominantly in the IT/ ITeS space. Further, absence of a true ´single window´ to operationalise SEZ
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We are integrating online SEZs with customs
Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, gives insights on the initiatives taken by the Commerce Ministry to improve ease of doing business in the SEZs
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Single window clearance will strengthen SEZs
NPS Monga, Development Commissioner, Special Economic Zones (Maharashtra, Goa, Daman & DIU), shares his views on the need for revival of the manufacturing sector, government policies on SEZs, issues related to the sector and much more.
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Market pulse for SEZ at JN Port Trust looks positive
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, has planned a multi-product Special Economic Zone on 277 hectares of land near the port. Neeraj Bansal, Chairman In-Charge, JNPT, shares his insights on overall SEZ scenario across India
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Paving the way for ´smart´ infrastructure
Smart Cities Council (SCC) India will launch India Readiness Guide, with over 100 case studies in September. Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s dream project of smart cities has started taking shape and it has achieved a milestone in terms of the Union Cabinet
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The New ´Steel´ Haven
¨Rome wasn´t built in a day¨- so goes the saying. But a soaring 57-storey skyscraper in Changsa- located in the Hunan Province of South-Central China- has the marvellous feat of being accomplished within a minuscule span of 15 days
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Toll Roads Securitisation in India
Toll road securitisation, as an alternative means of infrastructure financing, is gradually gathering momentum. Securitisation could be a panacea to the nation´s highly capital deficit sector and its growing requirement for long-term funding.